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Staff (Shango)

Yorùbá

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Caption

Yorùbá. Staff (Shango), late 19th or early 20th century. Copper alloy, iron, h: 15 in. (38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Abbott A. Lippman, 76.131.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Yorùbá

Title

Staff (Shango)

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Nigeria

Medium

Copper alloy, iron

Classification

(not assigned)

Dimensions

h: 15 in. (38.1 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Abbott A. Lippman

Accession Number

76.131.2

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Artists and makers

Yorùbá

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